Quick Windows startup optimization by Absolute StartUp manager
We collect information and support a database of startup programs descriptions to provide users with information
on all startup programs. Absolute StartUp provides additional information and recommendations to assist users
who want to add, change delete or delay startup programs.
Our mission:
to make Absolute StartUp the ideal tool for startup configuration, giving the user a one-click way to
optimize startup configuration.
Our tool:
Absolute Startup manager -
Windows startup optimization tool with an online database. Using description of programs,
Absolute StartUp optimizes user's startup configuration at once!
- unknown program. Recommendation: Search for more information about this program.
- not required or harmful. Recommendation: Delete this program from startup.
- not required - can be disabled. Recommendation: Disable or delete this program from startup.
- user's choice. Recommendation: If not needed in background, delete or temporarily disable its startup
configuration entry and start program manually if required.
- normal to run at start-up. Recommendation: Don't delete this program from startup.
Advertising spyware. Considered to be one oft the worst - even creating a fake "explorer.exe" file. Can be installed via versions of "Grokster", "Lime Wire" and "KaZaA" amongst other file-sharing utilities (see here). Reported in the past as a virus
dps
dps.exe
scumware-remover.org foistware, bogus adware/spyware remover, is in fact itself a browser hijacker, redirecting to smartestsearch.com
ds
ds.exe
Added by the Backdoor.Spymon backdoor Trojan. Read more
DSS
dssagent.exe
DSSAgent by Br?derbund - spyware. Sends encrypted emails about the system back to the originators of the program. Also a resource hog. See here for more info Read more